digital camera

Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 549: Using a Camera.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 549. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

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This episode is called “Using a Camera.” It’s a dialogue between Ingrid and Deng using vocabulary common to discussions related to cameras. Let’s get started.

Ingrid: I don’t mind lending you my camera for the trip, but first, let me show you how to use it.

Deng: No need to do that. I took a photography class in high school, and I pretty much know all there is to know about taking pictures.

Ingrid: Wasn’t that a long time ago? This is a digital camera with some new features. For instance, this camera has auto zoom, image stabilization, and a memory card.

Deng: It can’t be that